Thread: The Boker Brotherhood

My first boker and first ebay purchase all in one. Looks to be in pretty good shape. Gonna clean it up and see what lies underneath. Wish me luck.[emoji1]

Phil, you would be amazed at how nice some Mothers, Maas or another polish would make those scales really look so beautiful. If you can get rid of the rust w/o unpinning it, that's what I'd do. You might try some 0000 steel wool with some WD-40 or any other penetrating lube. I have done it & been successful.

Originally Posted by engine46

Phil, you would be amazed at how nice some Mothers, Maas or another polish would make those scales really look so beautiful. If you can get rid of the rust w/o unpinning it, that's what I'd do. You might try some 0000 steel wool with some WD-40 or any other penetrating lube. I have done it & been successful.

Phil, I hit one I have that has acid etch this evening. I couldn't remember if I ever tried it so I did it lightly at first & it was ok so I did it some more & it came out better. It seems to have some kind of water stain on it that won't come off & is very faint after I hit it with the Mothers. I would show it here but it isn't a Boker. It is a Frederick Reynolds with a Masonic etching.
Steve

Originally Posted by engine46

Phil, I hit one I have that has acid etch this evening. I couldn't remember if I ever tried it so I did it lightly at first & it was ok so I did it some more & it came out better. It seems to have some kind of water stain on it that won't come off & is very faint after I hit it with the Mothers. I would show it here but it isn't a Boker. It is a Frederick Reynolds with a Masonic etching.
Steve

Excellent. I was able to pick up a good amount of supplies yesterday. Finally found Maas at ace so I'm gonna give that a try see how it compares to the mothers I have. Also got some steel wool. Gonna try to source some pinning material locally if i can just in case i gotta go all the way. There's always the interwebs too. Here's to success[emoji2].

Originally Posted by Phil129

Excellent. I was able to pick up a good amount of supplies yesterday. Finally found Maas at ace so I'm gonna give that a try see how it compares to the mothers I have. Also got some steel wool. Gonna try to source some pinning material locally if i can just in case i gotta go all the way. There's always the interwebs too. Here's to success[emoji2].

I was able to get pinning materials at our local Hobby Lobby. Brass rods and other materials were in a little corner near their art supplies.

Peace,
Jim

Originally Posted by BigJim

I was able to get pinning materials at our local Hobby Lobby. Brass rods and other materials were in a little corner near their art supplies.

Peace,
Jim

That's exactly where I was headed, thanks for the heads up.

Originally Posted by Phil129

Excellent. I was able to pick up a good amount of supplies yesterday. Finally found Maas at ace so I'm gonna give that a try see how it compares to the mothers I have. Also got some steel wool. Gonna try to source some pinning material locally if i can just in case i gotta go all the way. There's always the interwebs too. Here's to success[emoji2].

Phil, you don't want to unpin that one if you don't have to. The 3 pin setups are a little more difficult to get back together but not impossible. You just have to be patient. I have so far made 203 three pin type scales for straights I have. I have a ton of nickel silver rod because a guy was selling some awhile back & the stuff I was buying was soft & easy to bend even by just tapping but this stuff is perfect. I bought a pound of it which was around 18-20 three foot lengths & it was so good that he only had a few left so I bought on more pound & now I have enough to last a long time. My friend brought me some brass rod from the shop he works at. I buy my collars at Micro Fasteners for brass & the stainless from there is too big but I found a place to get the tiny stainless from. Please feel free to get in touch with me if you need to. Some Spiderwire fishing string is some tough stuff & it is so tough I used it for different things including removing tank emblems off Harley's when I used to turn wrenches on them at a dealer for re-use. You could try some of that with some polishing compound on it like they use for lapping valves which you can get at an auto parts store. I bet that would be better for the rust removal. You can also use a razor blade very carefully to get most of it off. Sending you a pm.

Gentlemen, I started out with a Boker King Cutter new production 5/8. It was a great razor, but I passed it on and found 6/8 razors. Ever since then I've been looking for a vintage Boker in good condition. Lost out to a fair few on the Bay!! One of you is currently hitting me against the ropes on an older 6/8 Boker on the Bay in great condition. I do now have a Boker King Cutter 15/16 coming in the post. I don't think it is that old, stamped with Tree Brand Arbolito on one side and with the newer Boker Tree logo on the other side. I imagine it is 1970s or something. However, it is a big old razor, and looking forward to rejoining this club!

Well, I wasn't expecting it to arrive so quickly!!!! Arrived by post today. I imagine this is a post 1970s razor. It is big and hefty. Some superficial rust which I am planning on leaving well alone. Do you agree? Unfortunately a bit of it impinges on the gold wash, but that can't be helped. No hone wear that I can see!

Whoa........in post 722, I mentioned I have done 203 three pin razors but it is supposed to say 2 or 3. Keyboard has been acting up & I need to check my typing before I click on post reply!